News tagged with acute pain
Poor treatment for common vertebral compression fractures
Apr 23, 2009 |
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The advice and treatment given to patients with vertebral compression fractures is not satisfactory. A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, shows that the majority of patients still ...
Etoricoxib provides long lasting pain relief after surgery
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 15, 2009 |
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Oral etoricoxib is at least as effective as other drugs commonly used for pain relief after surgery. A Cochrane Systematic Review has confirmed the effectiveness of the drug, which is sold under the brand name of Arcoxia.
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Muscle rubs: Use for pain is questionable
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 08, 2009 |
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There is not enough evidence to support using gels and creams containing rubefacients for chronic and acute pain, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers. Rubefacients cause irritation and reddening of the ...
What is the clinical character of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome?
Dec 23, 2008 |
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Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome is characterized by inflammation in perihepatic capsules with concomitant pelvic inflammation. The pain in the right upper abdomen appeared as the main symptom. These cases have to be cautiously ...
NSAIDs are effective for short-term relief of low-back pain
Jan 23, 2008 |
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Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; such as aspirin and ibuprofen) can help reduce symptoms of low back pain that doesn’t involve sciatica, a Cochrane Systematic Review has found.
Sickle cell disease pain can occur daily and is much more severe than previously thought
Jan 14, 2008 |
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A new prospective study of pain in adults with sickle cell disease finds that daily pain is far more prevalent and severe than previous large studies have indicated.
Constipation most common cause of children's abdominal pain
Dec 17, 2007 |
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A new study led by a University of Iowa researcher showed that acute and chronic constipation together accounted for nearly half of all cases of acute abdominal pain in children treated at one hospital.
Chronic pain should be considered a disease
Feb 15, 2008 |
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The concept that chronic pain is a disease in its own right is leading to new specific treatments aimed at physical, psychological, and environmental components of this major disease, including genetic predisposition, according ...
Routine scans for low-back pain do not improve outcomes
Feb 06, 2009 |
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Physicians should not immediately order routine scans for low-back pain unless they observe features of a serious underlying condition, researchers in the Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center at Oregon Health & Science University ...
Treating cluster headaches with high-flow oxygen appears effective
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Patients with a cluster headache, which is characterized by bouts of excruciating pain usually near the eye or temple, were more likely to report being pain-free within 15 minutes of treatment with high-flow oxygen than patients ...
PCPs are front line defense in diagnosing serious illness in patients with acute lower back pain
Sep 29, 2009 |
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A study by researchers at The George Institute for International Health in Australia found that it is rare for patients presenting to PCPs with acute lower back pain to have previously undiagnosed serious diseases. The most ...
Women and South Asians with angina have worse clinical outcomes
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Women and South Asian people with typical pain were more likely than those with atypical pain to receive a diagnosis of angina pectoris and to have increased mortality rates or acute coronary complications, a study by UK ...
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